Posts by Silv@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #ATwBJUGR1ABctqXsBc by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-03-15T15:55:48Z
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Hey foss and decentralization enthusiasts, there are currently three popular protocols for instant messaging. These are XMPP, Matrix, and ActivityPub. My goal is to create a 3 in 1 client that allows the user to seamlessly chat with others on the XMPP, Matrix, and ActivityPub networks while following a consistent layout and chat messenger design.Theoretically this should be simple, it's just writing 3 clients in one, but I have a feeling it'll be a massive undertaking.
(DIR) Post #AUGroZJMnSZl6qWNai by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-04-03T09:43:31Z
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Aw hell naw
(DIR) Post #AUMHwyEn3aq2uZjvSC by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-04-06T00:09:53Z
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@Moon FOSSCord! (Now renamed to "SpaceBar" due to a cease and desist letter. It's exactly what you looking for.https://docs.spacebar.chat/
(DIR) Post #AUYS40siKfVS5Wx4SW by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-04-11T21:19:53Z
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@stanford oh no
(DIR) Post #AUvKr6yLHFaf7Y3BlA by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-04-22T22:02:38Z
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I've used the JavaScript frameworks, CSS supersets, SPAs, server side routing, and so much moreYet,I only feel content when I hand write the html and css of my blog. My articles are in markdown and I use a simple script to convert it to html. There is something charming about the simplicity and long-term maintainability of a static website, it brings me joy.
(DIR) Post #AVB7lulx1D62xcnyPA by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-04-30T03:42:36Z
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@ottaross @MissingThePt
(DIR) Post #AVHV4sNraRPewuJB6u by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-03T14:15:10Z
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Well, it finally happened. Against every fiber of my being, I purchased a subscription to ChatGPT plus. I've been using it to help me proofread professional documents and it has worked wonders. It's a sophisticated pattern recognition machine, and should be treated as such. When used as intended, the productivity it provides is exceptional. Though, when used as a blackbox magic brain or source of truth, it quickly goes horribly wrong. It's a tool, and tools sometimes break.
(DIR) Post #AVKU7rHKdU3VuSzW5o by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-05T01:29:18Z
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@Houl @crafti Calc 👍
(DIR) Post #AVRxya0zoDkUUdYsGe by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-08T16:06:56Z
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@Houl :blobfoxpat:
(DIR) Post #AVbdCHI2YRAfa973OC by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-13T08:01:02Z
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@lauren Passkeys are a great as a 2FA method, but are a terrible idea for single-sign-on. Yeah, no thanks Google.
(DIR) Post #AVqk4djOj30eAD3eG8 by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-20T14:59:04Z
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@fosserytech Looks good! Great mobile responsiveness. I look forward to seeing your site grow!
(DIR) Post #AVtKnPcK28o05RJgae by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-21T20:54:38Z
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Which Desktop Environments do you use?
(DIR) Post #AVtL3VUhwxi0wpQhHM by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-21T21:02:56Z
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@fosserytech same here! I still mentally group cinnamon and cosmic with gnome because they are forks of gnome, but I do see that they have matured into district DEs. I'm especially a fan of cosmic right now.
(DIR) Post #AW1ZVM2pd7hoN6F8O8 by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-25T17:29:19Z
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1)The fediverse has incredible potential for facilitating person-to-person, person-to-private-group, person-to-public group, and public broadcast communications. ActivityPub allows so much variety in how an `actor` can be used, yet it seems to be rarely utilized by actor types other than users. Group implementations are rudimentary, and some fediverse software are implementing groups/channels outside of activitypub, i.e no wider fediverse integration. This is the direction of walled gardens.
(DIR) Post #AW1ZVNrYrzsY0izA6C by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-25T17:33:42Z
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2)Groups can, should, and (hopefully if I make a working prototype) will be a feature of ActivityPub rather than a creation of separate fediverse software apis.Think about the misskey, pleroma, and mastodon. These are the truck codebases that many popular fediverse software are forked from. Each of three giants of the fediverse use their own apis to implement features, causing fragmentation and damage interoperability between various fediverse software.
(DIR) Post #AW1ZVPjptgt5pLO1Kq by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-25T17:38:32Z
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3) Heck, even forks of the big three, such as Akkoma and Calckey are implementing their own APIs now.Most fedi software is compatible with the mastodon API, but Mastodon is incompatible with other fedi software's APIs. This is problematic, because Mastodon is still a massive percentage of the fediverse, and their development moves at a snail's pace with highly opinionated decisions and development goals. Users are losing out, and interoperability, a core tenant of ActivityPub, is dying.
(DIR) Post #AW1ZVRiqWLHfyqwG4O by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-25T17:45:04Z
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4)Where possible, features should be implemented in a manner that is able to be made easily compatible with all fediverse software. An example of this would be quote posts, which had an ad hoc adoption across various fediverse software and was eventually implemented into Mastodon itself. It is a fairly simple feature. It works by detecting the link at the bottom of a post and the user's client will replace the link with the content of the linked post, but it worked! A new compatible feature.
(DIR) Post #AW1ZVTYzfwajgsLPzU by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-05-25T17:57:51Z
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5) Groups need to operate at the ActivityPub level, using interoperable tools that already exist. Groups will devolve into a fractured mess if implemented using custom APIs rather than the known interoperable standard(s).
(DIR) Post #AWPCd7zNfG12pYJfPc by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-06-06T05:59:17Z
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@eriner @jerry This thread from 8 years ago was foreshadowing.https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/348vlx/what_bot_accounts_on_reddit_should_people_know/
(DIR) Post #AWPdRTxYqkZeG68Wiu by Silv@fosstodon.org
2023-03-21T05:36:28Z
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Louis Rossmann, a significant right to repair advocate, is going on the legal and political attack against John Deere after they knowingly used GPL V2 software while refusing to comply with the conditions of the license.This is the intense energy I love to see in FLOSS, Right to repair, and adjacent ideological movements. Corporations want to lock you into their walled gardens. Do not let them. https://youtu.be/XP7Qx1FF1hA